100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing undergoes routine maintenance on the flightline, Jan. 9, 2023, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Aircraft maintenance Airmen perform preventative maintenance on the KC-135 to ensure its mission and operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Campbell)

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100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cole Barkley, left, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice, and Staff Sgt. Guy Mobley, right, 100th AMXS aerospace propulsion craftsman, discuss KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft idle engine run procedures, Jan. 9, 2023, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Barkley and Mobley completed a fuel filter change on one of the KC-135’s engines after discovering a problem with the high-pressure fuel system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Campbell)

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100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Bell, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, performs an idle engine run procedure in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft Jan. 9, 2023, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The purpose of the idle engine run is to ensure the engines are operating efficiently after routine maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Campbell)

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100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Ridout, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, dims the navigation lights during the idle engine run procedure in the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, Jan. 9, 2023, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Ridout was following each step of the KC-135’s maintenance technical orders manual to shut off the aircraft correctly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Campbell)

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100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Ridout, left, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, and Staff Sgt. Christopher Bell, right, 100th AMXS aerospace propulsion journeyman, prepare to close the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft side engine covers on the flightline, Jan. 9, 2023, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Ridout and Bell were inspecting each engine after the idle engine run procedure to ensure they were operating as intended. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Campbell)

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100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cole Barkley, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion apprentice, inspects the engine oil level of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft after an idle engine run procedure on the flightline, Jan. 9, 2023, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Aircraft maintenance Airmen are essential to keeping RAF Mildenhall’s fleet of KC-135 aircraft mission ready to support operations in the European area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Campbell)

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100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

U.S. Air Force aerospace propulsion Airmen assigned to the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, place covers on the openings of the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft on the flightline, Jan 9, 2023, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The covers are used to protect the engine from harsh weather and debris and prevent birds or other animals entering the engine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Campbell)

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100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Ridout, left, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, and Tech. Sgt. Angel Miranda Martinez, right, 100th AMXS aerospace propulsion NCO in charge, jump to get the top engine cover strap over the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft engine on the flightline, Jan. 9, 2023, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Ridout and Miranda Martinez placed the covers on each engine to protect the engines from foreign debris. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Campbell)

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100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Guy Mobley, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman, places the boom cover on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft after an idle engine run procedure on the flightline, Jan. 9, 2023, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Multiple instrument covers on the KC-135 need to be removed during engine operation to prevent being blown into the engines of other nearby aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Campbell)

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U.S. Air Force 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion Airmen, pose in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, after a day of preventative maintenance on the flightline, Jan. 9, 2023. The 100th AMXS ensures the KC-135 is prepared to provide rapid global mobility and aerial refueling capability to the U.S. Air Force and NATO partners and allies across Europe and Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Campbell)

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100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

Published Jan. 17, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Christopher Campbell
100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England -- A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing undergoes routine maintenance on the flightline, Jan. 9, 2023, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Aircraft maintenance Airmen perform preventative maintenance on the KC-135 to ensure its mission and operational readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Campbell)

100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

100th AMXS keeps Team Mildenhall’s tankers in the air

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